Ornamental pin



July 8, 1941'.I M. scHuLzE ORNAMENTAL PIN Filed Aug. 11, 1939 HJVEN'IOR.A l Mar/Q duje. BY W ATTORN Patented July 8, 1941 UNH'TED S'idif PATENT QFFECy ORNAMENTAL PIN Marie Schulze, Detroit, Mich.

Application August 11, 1939, Serial No. 289,563

(Cl. 2li-104) 2 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and used improvement in an ornamental pin and clasp, adapted for use on garments of various kinds. Experience has shown that on manyr types of garments and particularly on Womens dresses and blouses, it is customary to attach a number of ornamental buttons. These buttons are generally permanently attached to the garment and in some instances, the ornamental buttons are Very attractive in appearance and quite expensive. Often it is the desire of the wearer to use the same ornamental buttons on diierent garments but the permanent attaching of these buttons on the garments, renders it quite impossible to so use these buttons. The present invention is intended to avoid this objectionable feature and provide an ornamental device, resembling the visible portion or a button with an attachment means, so arranged that the device may be easily and quickly attached to and detached from v the garment. In View of the fact that the attachment means, embodies a stem resembling to a large extent a pin and in view of the fact that the ornamental portion resembles an ornamental head on a pin, this invention is termed an ornamental pin.

It is another object of the invention to provide an ornamental pin, having a stern projectionable through a garment and provided with securing means, attachable to the stem to prevent undue removal of the pin from the garment.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a pin of this class, which Will be simple in structure, economical of manufacture, durable, light, attractive in appearance and easily and quickly attached to and detached from a garment.

Other objects will apply in hereafter.

The invention consists of structural details and arrangements described herein and clearly illustrated in the drawing forming part hereof and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of the invention, showing it applied and slightly enlarged.

Fig. 2 shows a rear elevational view of the invention, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View, slightly' enlarged, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View, slightly enlarged, 2

taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional View, taken on line 5--5 on Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a fastener, used in the invention.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the pin portion of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view, showing a slightly modified form of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a sectional View, taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8, slightly enlarged.

In Fig. 1, I have illustrated the invention used with a garment, having a portion I5 over-lapped by portion I5, in which is formed a buttonhole I'I. In this use of the invention, the device serves as a button, although from the description given, it Will appear obvious that the device also may be used on garments where no buttonholes are formed and Where the device merely serves as an ornament. With Womens garments as constructed today, it is quite customary to attach a number of ornamental buttons thereon, which do not form or serve as a fastening means, but merely form ornamentations.

The device comprises an ornamental head I8 projecting outwardly, centrally from which and extending preferably at right angles thereto is a stem I9 formed from wire or the like and having an angularly turned portion 29, provided with an enlargement 2 I. The enlargement terminates in a pointed portion, sufficiently pointed, for permitting the ea-sy passage of the same through a garment. When the stem I9 has been projected through the garment, as sho-wn in I5, I provide a fastening mechanism for preventing undue removal of the device from the garment. This fastener comprises preferably a sheet of material, formed from thin metal, Celluloid or the like, which is doubled upon itself to provide a pair of overlying plates, ,22 and 23, in the inner face of which is formed a groove 24, extending inwardly of the edge thereof and communicating with the pocket 25 or the enlarged portion of the groove. These plates are provided with snap fasteners, the plate 23 carrying the male portion 26 of the snap fastener which is adapted to be pressed into the female portion of the snap fastener, Which is carried by the plate 22. In the drawing, I have illustrated the plate 22, provided with an opening 2l, which serves as a female portion of the snap fastener and into which the male portion 26 may be pressed to secure the parts together. The pocket 25 serves to accommodate the enlargement 2 I, While the groove 24 embraces the angularly turned portion 24 of the stem I9. In this way, the device is secured on the garment and its undue removal therefrom is prevented.

It is obvious that the head I8 may be made of any desired shape, color or ornamentation.

Thus, I have provided an ornamental pin and fastener, which may be easily and quickly attached to the garment with which used and removed therefrom, so that the advantages sought and enoumerated herein may be obtained.

In Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, I have shown a slightly modied form of the invention, in which the head I8 is provided with an eyelet 28, through which may be passed the wire retainer 29, having the legs angularly turned 3D, each provided with an enlargement 3| adapted to engage between the plates 23 and 22', these plates being provided with a groove 24 and pocket 25'. The plate 23' is provided with the male portion 26 of the snap fastener and the plate 22 is provided with the female portion 21 of the snap fastener. The advantage with this construction is that buttons of various types, having the eyelet attached thereto, may be secured to a garment.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred forms of construction of the invention, I realize that various modifications and changes may be made in the structural details, Without departing from the spirit of the invention and it is intended that such inventions and modiiications shall be embraced herein.

What I claim as new is:

1. A pin of the class described comprising: a head; securing means connected to said head and adapted for projecting through a garment; an enlargement on said securing means; a clasp for embracing said enlargement for preventing withdrawal of said securing means from said garment, said clasp comprising a piece of material doubled upon itself to provide a pair of overlying plates, said plates each having a recess on its inner face for reception of said enlargement; and releasable means carried by said plates for securing said plates in embracing rela tion to said enlargement.

2. A pin of the class described comprising a head, a securing stem projecting outwardly from one side of said head for projection through a garment, said stem having an angularly turned portion; an enlargement on the end of said angularly turned portion; a clasp for embracing said enlargement and the remainder of said angularly turned portion for preventing withdrawal of said pin from said garment, said clasp comprising a piece of material doubled upon itself to provide a pair of plates in superimposed relation, said plates having on opposed faces a groove projecting inwardly from the edge thereof, said grooves lying in opposed relation and denning an opening for receiving said angularly turned portion of said stern and communicating with a pocket for reception of said enlarged portion; and releasable means carried by said plates for securing said plates in embracing relation to said angularly turned portion and said enlargement.

MARIE SCHULZE. 

